Defiant Alex Rodriguez is on his own now in appeals process

5:41 PM,
Jan. 12, 2014

Sep 20, 2013; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez (13) reacts after striking out against the San Francisco Giants during the sixth inning of a game at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Written by

Jorge L. Ortiz
USA Today Sports

Alex Rodriguez's reaction to arbitrator Fredric Horowitz's decision to uphold 162 games of his original 211-game suspension comes as no surprise. A-Rod telegraphed his intention to pursue the case in federal court the day he theatrically stormed out of an arbitration hearing and immediately issued a statement calling the proceedings "a farce."

He stuck to that defiant stance after Horowitz determined Saturday that Rodriguez should be banned for all of the 2014 season and postseason, keeping intact much of the suspension MLB had handed the New York Yankees third baseman for his ...